"America needs action now. In the midst of a pandemic, the president is trying to wrest the health system out of the way. As small businesses shut down, he makes it easier for wealthy donors. And when people pleaded for support, he used tear gas ": the new dem candidate Kamala Harris attacks Donald Trump in her first online video after being chosen by Joe Biden .
In the video she recounts her personal story and how her mother, an Indian medical researcher who divorced her Jamaican husband when Kamala was seven, inspired her decision to become a lawyer and then a politician. "They were raised to act. My mom knew she was raising two African American daughters who would be treated differently for how they looked," she explains. "Growing up, every time I was upset by something my mother would look me in the eye and ask me: 'So, what are you going to do now?".
"We are in a battle for the soul of this nation. But together, it is a battle that we can win," tweeted the sen. Kamala Harris, within hours of her public debut with Joe Biden.
We are in a battle for the soul of this nation. But together, it's a battle we can win. @ JoeBiden — I'm ready to get to work. pic.twitter.com/3PJcUTYBGU
- Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 12, 2020"If Kamala Harris and I are elected we will inherit numerous crises, a divided nation and a world in chaos. We won't have a minute to waste. That's exactly why I chose her: she's ready to lead from day one," she said. tweeted Democratic White House candidate Joe Biden. "Kamala Harris is the daughter of proud immigrants, a mother from India and a father from Jamaica, who raised her to act. This is exactly what the moment requires: action. And we hope you will act together." As the daughter of immigrants, he added, "she grew up believing in America's promise because she saw it firsthand. Together, Kamala and I will fight every single day for that promise to be kept for all Americans" .
If @KamalaHarris and I are elected, we're going to inherit multiple crises, a nation divided, and a world in disarray. We won't have a minute to waste.
That's exactly why I picked her: She's ready to lead on day one.